Effect of welding processes on tensile properties of AA6061 aluminium alloy joints

International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 286-296

  Lakshminarayanan, A K ^a   Balasubramanian, V ^a   Elangovan, K ^b  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b SATHYABAMA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

AA6061 aluminium alloy; Friction stir welding; Gas metal arc welding; Gas tungsten arc welding; Tensile properties

Indexed keywords

ALLOYS; ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; BUTT WELDING; CAVITY RESONATORS; ELECTRIC ARC WELDING; ELECTRIC WELDING; FILLER METALS; FRICTION; FRICTION WELDING; GAS METAL ARC WELDING; GAS WELDING; GASES; LIGHT METALS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; METALLURGY; METALS; MICROSTRUCTURE; STAINLESS STEEL; TENSILE STRENGTH; TRIBOLOGY; TUNGSTEN; WELDED STEEL STRUCTURES; WELDING; WELDS;

AA6061 ALUMINIUM ALLOY; ALUMINIUM ALLOYS; BASE MATERIALS; BUTT WELDED JOINTS; COLUMNAR GRAINS; EQUIAXED MICROSTRUCTURES; FRACTURE SURFACE MORPHOLOGIES; FSW JOINTS; FUSION TECHNIQUES; GAS TUNGSTEN ARC WELDING; HOT CRACKINGS; MICRO HARDNESS; ROLLED PLATES; SINGLE PASS; SOLID-PHASE; TENSILE PROPERTIES; THERMAL CONDITIONS; WELD FUSION ZONES; WELD MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; WELD METALS; WELD ZONES; WELDING METALS; WELDING PROCESS;

FRICTION STIR WELDING;

EID: 59249087791     PISSN: 02683768     EISSN: 14333015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00170-007-1325-0     Document Type: Article

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